Piotr Giro (born January 16, 1974) in

Wałbrzych Wałbrzych (; ; or ''Walmbrich''; or ) is a city located in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in southwestern Poland, seat of Wałbrzych County. Wałbrzych lies approximately southwest of the voivodeship capital Wrocław and about from the Czec ...

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...

, is a Swedish

actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

dancer Dance is an The arts, art form, consisting of sequences of body movements with aesthetic and often Symbol, symbolic value, either improvised or purposefully selected. Dance can be categorized and described by its choreography, by its repertoir ...

and

choreographer Choreography is the art of designing sequences of movements of physical bodies (or their depictions) in which Motion (physics), motion or Visual appearance, form or both are specified. ''Choreography'' may also refer to the design itself. A chor ...

Biography

Piotr Giro is educated at The Royal Swedish Ballet School in

Stockholm Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately ...

and has been active since 1995 as an

and

both in

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ...

and abroad. Giro had his breakthrough when he portrayed the lead role in

Romeo and Juliet ''The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet'', often shortened to ''Romeo and Juliet'', is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare about the romance between two young Italians from feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's ...

Royal Dramatic Theatre The Royal Dramatic Theatre (, colloquially ''Dramaten'') is Sweden's national stage for "spoken drama", founded in 1788. Around one thousand shows are put on annually on the theatre's five running stages. The theatre has been at its present lo ...

, a collaboration with

Cirkus Cirkör Cirkus Cirkör is a Swedish circus company, and is today Scandinavia's leading performing circus company within the art form of contemporary circus. Cirkus Cirkör has toured the world with a number of circus shows. The company has also been inf ...

, and the title role in

Don Juan Don Juan (), also known as Don Giovanni ( Italian), is a legendary fictional Spanish libertine who devotes his life to seducing women. The original version of the story of Don Juan appears in the 1630 play (''The Trickster of Seville and t ...

Molière Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (; 15 January 1622 (baptised) – 17 February 1673), known by his stage name Molière (, ; ), was a French playwright, actor, and poet, widely regarded as one of the great writers in the French language and world liter ...

at Gothenburg City Theater. Giro gained wide attention in one of the leading roles in the film adaptation of ''Keillers Park'' by Susanna Edwards and has appeared in a number of films, including ''The Girl, the Mother and the Demons'' and ''Wellkåmm to Verona'' by

Suzanne Osten Carlota Suzanne Osten (20 June 1944 – 28 October 2024) was a Swedish film director, stage director, and screenwriter. She won the award for Guldbagge Award for Best Director, Best Director at the 22nd Guldbagge Awards for the film ''The Mozart ...

. Giro has performed with and toured alongside some of the world’s most renowned dance companies and choreographers including

Batsheva Dance Company The Batsheva Dance Company (Hebrew: להקת בת שבע) is a renowned dance company based in Tel Aviv, Israel. It was founded by Martha Graham and Baroness Batsheva de Rothschild in 1964. Its inception was inspired by Israel's growing inter ...

, Ultima Vez / Wim Vandekeybus,

La La La Human Steps La La La Human Steps was a Québécois contemporary dance group in Canada, active between 1980 and 2015, known for its energetic, acrobatic style involving fast-paced and athletic physical contact. Its signature move was the barrel jump – a gr ...

Édouard Lock Édouard Lock (born March 3, 1954, in Morocco) is a Canadian dance choreographer and the founder of the Canadian dance group, La La La Human Steps. Career La La La Human Steps Founder, Artistic Director and Choreographer Édouard Lock began h ...

Cullberg Ballet Cullberg Ballet () is a Swedish contemporary dance company. It was founded by the modern dancer and pioneer choreographer Birgit Cullberg in 1967, who brought it to fame. After Cullberg's retirement in 1985 the company was until 1993 run by her so ...

and Josef Nadj company. He has also collaborated with

David Byrne David Byrne (; born May 14, 1952) is an American musician, writer, visual artist, and filmmaker. He was a founding member, principal songwriter, lead singer, and guitarist of the American New wave music, new wave band Talking Heads. Byrne has ...

and with

Marc Ribot Marc Ribot (; born May 21, 1954) is an American guitarist and composer. His work has touched on many styles, including no wave, free jazz, Rock music, rock, and Cuban music. Ribot is also known for collaborating with other musicians, most notab ...

Personal life

Piotr is a long time practitioner of

Aikido Aikido ( , , , ) is a gendai budō, modern Japanese martial art which is split into many different styles including Iwama Ryu, Iwama Shin Shin Aiki Shuren Kai, Shodokan Aikido, Yoshinkan, Renshinkai, Aikikai, and Ki Aikido. Aikido is now practic ...

acrobatics Acrobatics () is the performance of human feats of balance (ability), balance, agility, and motor coordination. Acrobatic skills are used in performing arts, sports, sporting events, and martial arts. Extensive use of acrobatic skills are most ...

and

rock climbing Rock climbing is a climbing sports discipline that involves ascending climbing routes, routes consisting of natural rock in an outdoor environment, or on artificial resin climbing walls in a mostly indoor environment. Routes are documented in c ...

. He also practices

Zazen ''Zazen'' is a meditative discipline that is typically the primary practice of the Zen Buddhist tradition. The generalized Japanese term for meditation is 瞑想 (''meisō''); however, ''zazen'' has been used informally to include all forms ...

since 2010.

Filmography

* 1999 – The Last Words / Ultima Vez & Flemish Film / Dir -

Wim Vandekeybus Wim Vandekeybus (Herenthout, 30 June 1963) is a Belgian choreographer, director and photographer. His company Ultima Vez is located in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean (Brussels). Together with Jan Fabre, Alain Platel and Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, Wim Vand ...

* 2000 – Inasmuch / Ultima Vez & Quasi Modo / Dir -

* 2001 – Mantra / Svt Drama / Dir - Jörgen Hjerdt * 2002 – In Spite of Wishing and Wanting / Film in Vlaanderen / Dir -

* 2003 – Five Staircases / Svt Drama / Dir - Hanna Andersson * 2003 – Skeppsholmen / Svt Drama / Dir - Simon Kaijser * 2004 – Graveyard Island / Agadir Film / Dir - Martin Forsström & Daniel Möllberg * 2006 – Wellkåmm to Verona / Filmlance & Metronome / Dir -

* 2006 – Keillers Park / Film i Väst / Dir - Susanna Edwards * 2007 – The Blueberry War / Mañana Film AB / Dir - Lars-Göran Pettersson * 2008 – Olof 1440 Min / iFilm / Dir - Johan Ribe * 2009 – The Man Below the Stairs / Svt Drama / Dir -

Daniel Lind Lagerlöf Daniel Lind Lagerlöf (6 February 1969 – missing since 6 October 2011) is a Swedes, Swedish film director, director, screenwriter and film producer, producer who is presumed dead. Career Lagerlöf began his work in television as an assistan ...

* 2010 – Coffe / Svt Drama / Dir - Helena Franzén * 2014 – The Ceremony / Svt Documentary / Dir - Lina Mannheimer * 2015 – The Anatomy of Vengeance / Dir - Reich + Szyber * 2016 – The Girl, Mother, and the Demons / Fundament Film / Dir -

* 2018 – Dance First / TriArt Film / Dir - Rikard Svensson

Theatrework

* 2002 – 2003 -

Romeo & Juliet ''The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet'', often shortened to ''Romeo and Juliet'', is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare about the romance between two young Italians from feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's ...

by W. Shakespeare - (''

Romeo Romeo Montague () is the male protagonist of William Shakespeare's tragedy ''Romeo and Juliet''. The son of Characters in Romeo and Juliet#Lord Montague, Lord Montague and his wife, Characters in Romeo and Juliet#Lady Montague, Lady Montague, he ...

'') -

* 2003 – 2004 -

Dante's Divine Comedy The ''Divine Comedy'' (, ) is an Italian narrative poem by Dante Alighieri, begun and completed around 1321, shortly before the author's death. It is widely considered the pre-eminent work in Italian literature and one of the greatest works ...

Gothenburg City Theatre Gothenburg City Theatre () opened in 1934 at Götaplatsen square in Gothenburg, Sweden. The theatre was designed by Swedish architect Carl Bergsten who gave the exterior a Neoclassical architecture, Neo-Classical look with a touch of Streamline ...

* 2004 –

by Moliére - (

) - Gothenburg City Theatre * 2004 – Propaganda - The away team - Jens Östberg * 2005 – 99% Unknown - Circus Cirkör * 2006 – Vagabond - (Piotr Giro) * 2006 – Momo the grey gentlemen - (Gigi) -

Stockholm City Theatre Stockholm City Theatre () is a live performance theatre located in Stockholm, Sweden. The theatre is situated near the Sergel fountain and the Stockholm City roundabout. Location It is located in one of Stockholm's most popular public buildi ...

* 2008 –

Edward II Edward II (25 April 1284 – 21 September 1327), also known as Edward of Caernarfon or Caernarvon, was King of England from 1307 until he was deposed in January 1327. The fourth son of Edward I, Edward became the heir to the throne follo ...

- (Spencer) - Unga Klara - Stockholm City Theater * 2009 – 2011 - Unknown Pleasures - Dance theatre - Stockholm City Theater * 2010 – Eaten by Men - Dance theatre
Reich + Szyber
* 2015 – 2017 - Disaster in the Jungle - (

Nikos Skalkottas Nikos Skalkottas (; 21 March 1904 – 19 September 1949) was a Greek composer of 20th-century classical music. A member of the Second Viennese School, he drew his influences from both the classical repertoire and the Greek tradition. He a ...

) * 2017 – Because I'm worth it - (The man in the couple) -

Dancework

* 1995 –

Royal Swedish Opera Royal Swedish Opera () is an opera and ballet company based in Stockholm, Sweden. Location and environment The building is located in the centre of Sweden's capital, Stockholm, in the borough of Norrmalm (borough), Norrmalm, on the eastern si ...

- Opera

Aida ''Aida'' (or ''Aïda'', ) is a tragic opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni. Set in the Old Kingdom of Egypt, it was commissioned by Cairo's Khedivial Opera House and had its première there on 24 De ...

* 1995 –

Peer Gynt ''Peer Gynt'' (, ) is a five-Act (drama), act play in verse written in 1867 by the Norwegian dramatist Henrik Ibsen. It is one of Ibsen's best known and most widely performed plays. ''Peer Gynt'' chronicles the journey of its title character fr ...

* 1996 – Carl Olof Berg - ÄETT, Deuce * 1996 – 1998 -

Ohad Naharin Ohad Naharin (; born 1952) is an Israeli choreographer, contemporary dancer, and creator and teacher of a unique system/language/pedagogy of dance called Gaga. He served as artistic director of Batsheva Dance Company from 1990; he stepped down i ...

* 1997 –

Angelin Preljocaj Angelin Preljocaj (; born 19 January 1957) is a French dancer and choreographer of contemporary dance. Early life Angelin Preljocaj was born in 1957 in Sucy-en-Brie, France. He is of Albanians, Albanian descent. His father was born in Vermosh bu ...

- Noces * 1998 – Norrdans - Jens Östberg, Jo Strømgren * 1998 – 2009 - Ultima Vez / Wim Vandekeybus * 2000 – 2001 - Josef Nadj - L'Anatomie du fauve * 2004 – Philippe Blanchard - Noodles * 2005 – Renovating an object - Piotr Giro, Shintaro Oue * 2005 –

- 99% Unknown * 2006 – Vagabond - Piotr Giro * 2007 – 2008 - Örjan Andersson - Triptych * 2008 – 2009 - Ultima Vez / Wim Vandekeybus - Spiegel * 2009 – 2010 - Equal - Shintaro Oue, Piotr Giro, Satoshi Kudo * 2011 – 2012 -

Lena Philipsson Maria Magdalena Filipsson (born 19 January 1966), known by her stage name Lena Philipsson (), is a Swedish singer, songwriter and media personality. She represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004, Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contes ...

- My Dream Show -

Fredrik Rydman Fredrik "Benke" Rydman (born 29 August 1974) is one of the members from Bounce Streetdance Company. He was also a judge on the first season of '' So You Think You Can Dance Scandinavia''. Rydman choreographed the opening number at the Eurovision ...

* 2012 –

Bluebeard’s Castle ''Duke Bluebeard's Castle'' (, literally ''The Blue-Bearded Duke's Castle'') is a one-act Symbolist opera by composer Béla Bartók to a Hungarian libretto by his friend and poet Béla Balázs. Based on the French folk legend, or ''conte populair ...

Trouble in Tahiti ''Trouble in Tahiti'' is a one-act opera in seven scenes composed by Leonard Bernstein with an English libretto by the composer. It is the darkest among Bernstein's "musicals", and one of only two for which he wrote the words and the music. ''Tro ...

* 2013 –

Eurovision The Eurovision Song Contest (), often known simply as Eurovision, is an international song competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) among its members since 1956. Each participating broadcaster submits an origina ...

- interval act -

Northern Lights Northern lights most commonly refers to the aurora borealis, a natural light display in Earth's sky. (The) Northern Light(s) may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Film * ''Northern Lights'' (1978 film), about the Nonpartisan League in Nort ...

* 2014 –

Jill Johnson Jill Anna Maria Johnson (born 24 May 1973) is a Swedish country and pop singer, songwriter and TV-host. She performed in the Melodifestivalen 1998 contest, winning with the song " Kärleken är" ("Love Is"), and represented Sweden at the Euro ...

- Hans Marklund - Hamburger Börs * 2014 –

- 11th Floor -

* 2014 – 2015 - Bo.Le Ro - Piotr Giro, Shintaro Oue * 2016 – Louise Crnkovic-Friis - Aarhus, Denmark * 2016 – Ina Christel Johannessen - Come Back To See Us

Commercial & Music Videos

* 1993 –

Pandora In Greek mythology, Pandora was the first human woman created by Hephaestus on the instructions of Zeus. As Hesiod related it, each god cooperated by giving her unique gifts. Her other name—inscribed against her figure on a white-ground '' ky ...

/ Trust Me / Dir - Unknown * 1996 –

Thomas Di Leva Sven Thomas Magnusson (born 23 October 1963), known by his stage names Thomas Di Leva or simply Di Leva, is a Swedish singer and songwriter. Biography Sven Thomas Magnusson was born 1963 in Gävle, Gävleborg County, Gästrikland, Sweden. At 14 ...

/ Den Glada Stjärnan / Dir - Di Leva * 2002 –

Roxette Roxette is a Swedish pop rock duo originally consisting of Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle, both of whom were already established musicians in Sweden prior to the band's formation. Fredriksson had released a number of successful solo albums, ...

/ A Thing About You / Dir -

Jonas Åkerlund Hans Uno Jonas Åkerlund (; born 10 November 1965) is a Swedish filmmaker and musician who is best known for his work in music videos. Åkerlund was a member of the Swedish black metal band Bathory. He has directed well-known videos for artists ...

* 2006 –

Backyard Babies Backyard Babies is a Swedish Rock music, rock band originally from Nässjö and currently based in Stockholm. The band was formed in 1987 and have released eight studio albums, in addition to winning two Grammis, Swedish Grammy Awards. They ...

/ The Mess Age (How Could I Be So Wrong) -

Sony Music Sony Music Entertainment (SME), commonly known as Sony Music, is an American multinational music company owned by Japanese conglomerate Sony Group Corporation. It is the recording division of Sony Music Group, with the other half being the ...

* 2011 –

Elin Lanto Elin Lanto (born 22 July 1984) is a Swedish singer who has had several hits in her home country, including the number one " I Won't Cry." Lanto came to further prominence after her performance of her song "Money" in Melodifestivalen 2007. She a ...

/ Color Me Blue / Dir -

Rafael Edholm John Rafael Edholm (born 8 May 1966) is a Swedes, Swedish actor, film director, screenwriter and Model (person), model. In the Sveriges Television, SVT series ''The spiral'' which was broadcast in 2012, Edholm played the police Gunnarson, where o ...

* 2014 –

Takida Takida is a Swedish rock band from Ånge formed in 1999. The band's name comes from the character Gohee Takeda in the Japanese anime series ''Silver Fang''. Takeda's name was mispronounced as "Takida" in the Swedish voiceover of the anime series ...

/ To Have And To Hold / Dir - Bengt-Anton Runsten * 2015 –

Ikea IKEA ( , ) is a Multinational corporation, multinational conglomerate (company), conglomerate founded in Sweden that designs and sells , household goods, and various related services. IKEA is owned and operated by a series of not-for-profit an ...

commercial / Dir - Jens Jonsson * 2015 –

/ Burning Heart / Dir - Robin Robinovich * 2016 –

Weeping Willows ''Salix babylonica'' (Babylon willow or weeping willow; ) is a species of willow native to dry areas of northern China, Korea, Mongolia, Japan, and Siberia but cultivated for millennia elsewhere in Asia, being traded along the Silk Road to southw ...

/ My Love Is Not Blind / Dir - David Kaijser * 2016 –

Magnus Uggla Per Allan Magnus Claësson Uggla (pronounced ; born 18 June 1954) is a Swedish entertainer, composer, actor, and occasional radio host. He is known for his satirical lyrics. Uggla was born in Stockholm. He was the lead singer of the hard rock ...

/ Dyngrak(VR) / Dir - Unknown